{"id":23420,"date":"2016-09-24T19:59:37","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T23:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=23420"},"modified":"2016-09-25T17:37:44","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T21:37:44","slug":"pesto-chicken-sandwich-with-avocado-spread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/pesto-chicken-sandwich-with-avocado-spread\/","title":{"rendered":"Pesto Chicken Sandwich with Avocado Spread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23424\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pesto-Chicken-Sandwich-1.jpg\" alt=\"pesto-chicken-sandwich\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pesto-Chicken-Sandwich-1.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pesto-Chicken-Sandwich-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pesto-Chicken-Sandwich-1-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pesto Chicken Sandwich with Avocado spread, one of my favorite easy to make sandwiches&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Being a basil pesto fanatic, I love anything that has pesto in it. This sandwich is one of my favorites, it&#8217;s easy to make and flavorful. I like to pack this if I&#8217;m going on a picnic.<\/p>\n<p>I also made an easy avocado spread, smeared the spread on the bread and topped the bread with tomato, chicken and cheese. I love this grilled on a panini maker, grilling will make the sandwich crunchy and delicious. If you don&#8217;t have a panini maker, you can place the sandwich on a pan and then place a cast iron pan or something heavy over the sandwich and cook till the bread turns golden and crispy.<\/p>\n<p>You could add any kind of spreads or mayonnaise, greens, red or green peppers etc etc&#8230;there are too many options you&#8217;ve got.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/how-to-make-easy-basil-pesto-basil-pesto-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\">Recipe for making homemade Basil Pesto, click here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aSBdhTPJ-Jk\" target=\"_blank\">Pesto Chicken Sandwich Cooking Video<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pesto Chicken Sandwich with Avocado Spread- Easy Chicken Sandwich\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aSBdhTPJ-Jk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23425\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pesto-Chicken-Sandwich-2.jpg\" alt=\"pesto-chicken-sandwich\" width=\"468\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pesto-Chicken-Sandwich-2.jpg 468w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pesto-Chicken-Sandwich-2-142x200.jpg 142w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\" data-rating=\"0\">\t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pesto-Chicken-Sandwich-1.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Pesto Chicken Sandwich with Avocado Spread<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">Sandwich<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cuisine: <span class=\"cuisine\">American<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Thasneen<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT5M\">5 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT15M\">15 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT20M\">20 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Boneless chicken breasts, halved- 2<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Basil Pesto- 3 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]For making Avocado Spread[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Avocados, ripe- 2<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Lemon juice- 1 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ground pepper- 1\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- a few pinches<\/li>\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]While assembling the sandwich[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Bread, whole wheat or multi grain<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Tomatoes, cut in round<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Parmesan cheese or cheddar cheese- 2 to 3 tbsp\/sandwich<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">I first halved the boneless chicken breasts horizontally and then halved each slice again vertically: that way it will be thinner.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place the chicken breasts in a bowl, add the pesto and combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Marinate for 15 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place a non-stick pan over medium heat, grease with non-stick cooking spray, place the marinated chicken on the pan.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cook till both sides turn golden brown and the inside has cooked well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Transfer to a plate and keep aside.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]Making Avocado Spread[\/b]<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Remove the seeds from the avocados, and scoop the flesh out of the skin.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Mash the avocados well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add lemon juice, ground pepper and salt, combine well.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]Making Sandwich[\/b]<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Evenly spread the avocado spread on two slices of bread.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place 2 round cut tomatoes on the bread, top with 2 slices of cooked pesto chicken, spread cheese on it and close with the other bread.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place on a panini maker, grill till the cheese has melted and the bread turns crispy and golden.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cut the sandwich into 2 halves and enjoy while its warm along with your favorite salad to make a full meal.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">If you don&#8217;t have a panini maker, you can place the sandwich on a pan and then place a cast iron pan or something heavy on the sandwich and cook till the cheese has melted and bread turns crispy and golden.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.4.3177<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pesto Chicken Sandwich with Avocado spread, one of my favorite easy to make sandwiches&#8230; Being a basil pesto fanatic, I love anything that has pesto in it. This sandwich is one of my favorites, it&#8217;s easy to make and flavorful. I like to pack this if I&#8217;m going on a picnic. I also made an &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[422,344,545,707,424,652,859,30],"tags":[653,745,713],"class_list":["post-23420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american","category-basil-by-ingredient","category-bread-by-ingredient","category-bread-by-category","category-italian-by-cuisine","category-pesto","category-sandwich-by-category","category-video","tag-pesto-2","tag-sandwich","tag-video-2","course-sandwich","cuisine-american"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}